The number of measles cases in Pakistan more than doubled in 2017, compared to the number of cases the previous year.
According to World Health Organization-Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean...

The number of suspected cases of diphtheria reported from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh has risen to 3,954, including 31 deaths since early Nov. 2017, prompting a massive vaccination effort among Rohingya...

The first laboratory-confirmed Lyme disease case has been reported in Nepal, according to an Op-Ed piece in the Himalayan Times by coordinator of the clinical research unit, Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious...

In 2017, Sri Lanka saw a record number of dengue fever cases with a total of 184,442, a total more than three times higher than 2016. More than 320 deaths were also reported.
The dengue peak was observed...

In a follow-up to a report from two weeks ago, the number of suspected diphtheria cases in the outbreak primarily affecting displaced Rohingya population is shooting through the roof with the latest numbers...

Two people from Jammu and Kashmir State in northern India have been diagnosed with parasitic trematode disease, fascioliasis, according to a Rising Kashmir report this week.
According to the report,...

In an update on polio news from the most recent week, we look at updates from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Australia.
Syria
According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the total number...